David Kenneth Suska

Associate

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David Kenneth Suska briefs and argues complex legal issues in trial and appellate courts. He has successfully represented individuals and businesses, including some of the world's leading energy, financial, and life sciences companies. He also has successfully developed strategies to challenge unfavorable and unlawful regulations.

David's practice draws on his experience in government. Before joining Jones Day, David served as a law clerk to Justice Neil M. Gorsuch of the Supreme Court of the United States and Judge Frank H. Easterbrook of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit. David also served as an Attorney-Adviser in the Office of Legal Counsel at the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ). In that role, David reviewed executive orders for form and legality, scrutinized pending legislation for constitutional concerns, drafted presidential signing statements, and advised the White House, Attorney General, and other Executive Branch officials on legal issues related to national security, the response to the COVID-19 pandemic, immigration, appropriations and impoundment, international trade and sanctions, congressional oversight, and many other areas of federal law. For his work at DOJ, David received the Attorney General's Distinguished Service Award. Before becoming a lawyer, David served as an analyst at the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA), where he prepared strategic assessments for the President and other senior officials. For his work at CIA, David received the Sherman Kent Leadership Award.

David also previously practiced law at a Washington, D.C.-based litigation boutique, where he represented plaintiffs and defendants in trial and appellate litigation.